
Project Manager, Fairs & Events
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Schaumburg • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $65,000 - $75,000 per year
About the role
- Responsible for freight management & operations for Away Games in USA for all Fairs and Event shipments
- Coordinating with overseas offices for sales leads / exhibitors list
- Contacting all exhibitors to understand their logistics requirements and providing quotations based on the applicable local + overseas tariff + shipping guidelines
- Securing individual exhibitors, Country pavilions / group participants and ELS updates
- Responsible for end-to-end Fairs & Events Freight Management
- Ensuring timely handling of all Fairs & Events shipments
- Document verification as per F&E Shipping Instructions & Country rules
- Coordinating with customs brokerage team for exports and vice-versa for re-imports
- Financial management – Timely billing and collection including job opening and show
Requirements
- Degree+ Fairs & Events experience
- preferable 5+ years Freight Forwarding experience - Air, Sea, Road and Customs clearance - import & export
- Key Accounts management, preferred
- Good communication skills
- Willing to work for flexible working hours as per show requirements
- Willing to travel to show venues
- Dangerous Goods Training, preferred
Benefits
- medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life insurance
- flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- health savings accounts (HSAs) (for eligible plans)
- short- and long-term disability coverage
- wellness resources
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
- participation in the DSV 401(k) plan with company matching contributions of up to 5%
- various paid time off programs
- paid company holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
freight managementlogisticscustoms clearancefinancial managementquotationsshipping guidelinesdocument verificationkey accounts managementDangerous Goods Training
Soft Skills
communication skillsflexibilityorganizational skills